Ferdinand and Isabella were willing to fund the voyage of Christopher Columbus because
a. they were fascinated with the prospects of scientific discovery
b. they sought to expand their dominance in the Atlantic trade along the African Coast.
c. they had received explicit papal authorization to invade the New World
d. they were eager to break into the overseas trading dominated by the Arabs and the Portuguese.
ANSWER: d
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